We advocate for stronger commitments to gender equality and women’s human rights within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); towards a gender just future. We advocate on the local, regional and international level for a bottom-up approach to the SDGs. Meaning, what is happening on the local level should dictate the dialogue on the global level: “global goals, local actions”.
Our advocacy work exists of
- Capacity-building & meaningful public participation of women
- Shadow reporting
- An online gender & SDGs monitoring tool
Processes we follow
- High Level Political Forum (HLPF)
- Conferences of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COPs)
- United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA)
- Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
- UN General Assembly (UNGA)
- Conferences of the Parties to the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs)
- Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
- European Environmental and Health Process (EEHP)
Latest updates
Testimony – what is it like being a winner of the Gender Just Climate Solutions award?
“The award winners annual meetings continue to be the highlight of the year in our lives and to rejuvenate our energies to continue to strive for gender-just climate solutions”. Bertha Chiroro is the Senior Project Coordinator at GenderCC – Southern Africa – a non-governmental organisation that works for women’s rights and gender justice. Here is her testimony about how it is to be a Gender Just Climate Solutions award winner: “From the first time when we were winners, our work as GenderCC – [...]
Monitoring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Georgia
The main purpose of this shadow report is to synthesize research data and case studies in order to draw attention to gaps in the SDG implementation process in Georgia and highlight successful cases where appropriate. Focusing specifically on SDG 5 – Gender Equality as well as several additional targets, such as SDGs 6 and 7, that are relevant to gender equality and empowerment of women in Georgia. WeResearch team analyzed the current context and developments related to the selected targets and indicators, emphasized [...]
Call for Applications : Women2030 coalition’s Joint Alternative Report
The Women2030 programme is led by a coalition of 4 women’s rights and gender equality organisations (WECF, APWLD, GFC, WEP). Our goal is to build capacity of women's and gender civil society organisations (CSOs) and engage them in the policy processes of Agenda2030, its corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on climate action. We collaborate with local partners by facilitating participation in policy development and monitoring, mobilize citizen's support and sharing of best practices. As part of the programme’s activities, [...]
International Day of #RuralWomen: videos of Women2030 projects in Paraguay and Kenya
On International Day of #RuralWomen we celebrated the crucial role that rural women and girls play in contributing to securing land rights, livelihoods and food sovereignty, as well as building resilience in the face of climate change. We’re very pleased to share with you two short videos on the inspiring work that Indigenous and peasant women in Kenya and Paraguay are doing to take control of their land and lives, and protecting forests and other ecosystems. The videos showcase projects carried out by [...]
Join us for the 5th annual Gender Just Climate Solutions Award at COP25
It’s time for action! Small scale, decentralised, locally owned solutions are just as relevant as large scale, high investment projects. Come and meet our Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards Winners as we host the 5th annual award ceremony at the climate negotiations (COP25) in Madrid. Radical action is what the Women and Gender Constituency has been demanding for years. The Gender Just Climate Solutions Award, aims to do just this. It brings together environmental defenders from around the world who use a gender [...]
WEBINAR: info session on the Gender Just Climate Solutions award
When: 4 September 2019, 15:00-16:00 CEST Where: online Translations: English, French, Spanish Register: https://portal.voiceboxer.com/events/k42vba/register?blm_aid=59428 The Women and Gender Constituency, a coalition of women’s rights and gender organizations working together at the UN climate negotiations, invites you to this information session for an overview on the 5th Annual ‘Gender-Just Climate Solutions’ Awards! The awards aim to showcase real solutions for a more just, equal and healthy planet. All types of activists, grassroots and women-led organizations and groups working on issues related to climate change are encouraged [...]